2011 California wildfires

The 2011 California wildfires were a series of wildfires that were active in the state of California during the year 2011. In total, there were 7,989 fires^[1] that burned 168,545 acres (682.08 km²) of land.^[2]

2011 California wildfires
MODIS satellite image of the Lion Fire from space, on July 29, 2011
Statistics[1]
Total fires	7,989
Total area	168,545 acres (682.08 km2)[2]
Impacts
Deaths	None reported[2]
Non-fatal injuries	None reported[2]
Damage	>$138.2 million (2011 USD)[3]
Season
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Fires

Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km²) during the 2011 fire season.^[2] The list is, and all data herein, is taken from CAL FIRE's list of large fires, except where otherwise cited.

Name	County	Acres	Km2	Start Date	Contained Date	Notes
Cove	Kern	1,122	4.5	May 27, 2011	May 31, 2011
Cougar	Modoc	2,000	8.1	June 8, 2011	June 13, 2011
Antelope	Kern	5,200	21.0	June 19, 2011	June 21, 2011	2 structures destroyed
Quinn	Kern	3,154	12.8	June 21, 2011	June 22, 2011
Stage	Tulare	1,213	4.9	June 27, 2011	July 2, 2011
Lion	Tulare	20,500	83.0	July 8, 2011	October 10, 2011
Scorpion Complex	Modoc	2,945	11.9	July 15, 2011	July 18, 2011
Eagle	San Diego	14,100	57.1	July 21, 2011	July 29, 2011
Annie	Modoc	2,076	8.4	August 18, 2011	August 21, 2011
Motor	Mariposa	5,231	21.2	August 25, 2011	September 4, 2011
Wells	San Bernardino	1,723	7.0	August 28, 2011	August 31, 2011
Hill	San Bernardino	1,135	4.6	September 2, 2011	September 2, 2011	3 structures destroyed
Soda	San Luis Obispo	1,528	6.2	September 3, 2011	September 4, 2011	1 structures destroyed
Canyon	Kern	14,585	59.0	September 4, 2011	September 11, 2011	100 structures destroyed
Milton	San Joaquin	1,122	4.5	September 9, 2011	September 11, 2011
Keene Complex	Kern	2,577	10.4	September 10, 2011	September 14, 2011
Comanche Complex	Kern	29,338	118.7	September 10, 2011	September 14, 2011	Originated as 4 separate fires.[4]
Breckenridge Complex	Kern	25,213	102.0	September 10, 2011	September 17, 2011
John	Inyo	5,300	21.4	September 13, 2011	September 16, 2011
Tamarack	Mariposa	1,011	4.1	September 13, 2011	October 17, 2011
65 Fire	Kern	2,005	8.1	September 23, 2011	September 23, 2011
Ruth	Trinity	1,460	5.9	September 23, 2011	September 28, 2011	31 structures destroyed
Buckeye	Mono	1,140	4.6	September 25, 2011	September 27, 2011
Great	San Diego	2,135	8.6	October 1, 2011	October 7, 2011

References

1. "National Report of Wildland Fires and Acres Burned by State 2011" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
2. "Large Fires 2011" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
3. "CAL FIRE 2011 Wildland Fire Summary" (PDF). CalFire. April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
4. "Comanche Fire Complex". CAL FIRE. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.